Fire-Extinguishing Bag

Abstract

A flexible bag includes an inner compartment for receiving a hot and/or burning object, the bag being able to be rolled up and/or folded, and including an opening for the insertion of the object into the inner compartment. The bag further includes an outer compartment that can be accessed from the exterior on the third of the bag lying opposite the opening. A fire extinguisher is housed in the outer compartment in order to hold and dispense a fire-extinguishing agent.

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         16 . A flexible bag, comprising:
 an inner compartment for receiving a hot and/or a burning object, wherein the bag is rollable up and/or foldable;   an opening for insertion of the hot and/or the burning object into the inner compartment, wherein the opening is disposed in an upper third of the flexible bag;   wherein an extent of the flexible bag from an upper end to an opposite lower end defines a longitudinal direction of the flexible bag; and   an outer compartment that is accessible from an outside of the bag, wherein a fire extinguisher that discharges a fire-extinguishing agent is housed in the outer compartment, wherein the outer compartment is disposed at a lower third of the flexible bag which is opposite the opening, and wherein the outer compartment is configured such that the fire extinguisher is disposed essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the bag.   
     
     
         17 . The flexible bag according to  claim 16 , wherein a part of the flexible bag on which the outer compartment is disposed is detachably connected to a rest of the bag. 
     
     
         18 . The flexible bag according to  claim 17 , wherein the part of the flexible bag on which the outer compartment is disposed is detachably connected to the rest of the bag by a hook-and-loop connection. 
     
     
         19 . The flexible bag according to  claim 16 , wherein the flexible bag or at least a part of the flexible bag on which the outer compartment is not disposed consists of a fire-retardant material or a fire-resistant material. 
     
     
         20 . The flexible bag according to  claim 16  further comprising a handle, wherein the handle is disposed on an end of the flexible bag that is opposite to the outer compartment. 
     
     
         21 . The flexible bag according to  claim 16 , wherein the opening is closable with a hook-and-loop fastener. 
     
     
         22 . The flexible bag according to  claim 16  further comprising a second outer compartment, wherein a second fire extinguisher that holds and discharges a fire-extinguishing agent is housed in the second outer compartment. 
     
     
         23 . The flexible bag according to  claim 16  further comprising fire-resistant gloves and/or protective glasses disposed in the outer compartment. 
     
     
         24 . The flexible bag according to  claim 16 , wherein the fire-extinguishing agent is disposed in an elastic filling bladder. 
     
     
         25 . The flexible bag according to  claim 16  further comprising a tab and wherein the outer compartment is closable by the tab. 
     
     
         26 . The flexible bag according to  claim 16 , wherein the flexible bag has a rectangular cross section. 
     
     
         27 . The flexible bag according to  claim 16  further comprising a data carrier disposed on the flexible bag. 
     
     
         28 . The flexible bag according to  claim 27 , wherein the data carrier is a radio frequency identification (RFID) data carrier. 
     
     
         29 . The flexible bag according to  claim 16  in combination with the hot and/or the burning object, wherein the hot and/or the burning object is disposed in the inner compartment and wherein the hot and/or the burning object contains a battery based on lithium compounds. 
     
     
         30 . A method for extinguishing a hot and/or a burning object with the flexible bag according to  claim 16 , comprising the steps of:
 extinguishing the hot and/or the burning object with the fire extinguisher from the flexible bag; and   inserting the object into the flexible bag after the extinguishing.